Magic and Mayhem: Snow Blight (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Once Upon a Time in Assjacket Book 3) by Saranna DeWylde

Author:Saranna DeWylde [DeWylde, Saranna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-10-22T18:30:00+00:00

The Warlock in Question

A knock sounded on my door the next morning. I was sure it had to be a door to door salesman or someone else I didn’t want to see.

I was surprised to see the warlock in question from the night before standing at my door with a squirming sour gummy under one arm and one of the white carnivorous flowers under the other.

“Don’t get any ideas. The fairy paid me,” he said by way of greeting.

“Far be it from me to ever get any ideas.” I held up my hands.

“I’ll give you a setup like mine, if you want it. You’ll take care of the wraith plant. They’re fierce, but they’re loyal, if you feed them gently.”

His voice still reminded me of gargling glass. I couldn’t get the imagery out of my head, and I still found it such a turn on.

I’d seen his feeding routine and I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to touch the plant without hurting it. “I don’t know if it’s a good idea. I kill everything.”

“That’s your curse? That… that actually blows more than mine.”

“Yeah, it’s made of dicks, if we’re honest.” I sighed.

“No, it should be fine. The wraith plant is immune to most magic, which is why I keep them. This one is Julie. She’s ready to spread her seedlings. You’ll have a whole garden in no time. It’ll keep dipshits and dumbasses from bothering you. The fairy seemed to think that’s what you wanted.”

“It is. I’m tired of killing people.” While I was tired of killing people, I was also tired of trying. Of trying to be good. Trying to be that kind of princess. Of trying to be something I’m not.

He nodded. “I understand. I’ll get started.”

“Okay.”

We stood there, just staring at each other for a long moment, before he said, “You need to help. That way Julie can get to know you.”

“You’re sure I can touch her?” The pale white pod opened her mouth, showing about a hundred sharp teeth.

He presented her, but then pulled back. “Come on. Come outside. It’ll be easier once she’s transplanted.”

I stepped outside, and he led me to a grassy place by the stone walkway. “I’m Grendal Malum, by the way.”

I wanted to ask if that was like the dragon, but I imagined he’d probably heard that a lot. Probably as much as I’d heard I was a Garbage Pail Kids version of Snow White.

“Snow,” I answered, kneeling next to him. Thankfully, he didn’t make the comparison.

He dug out the hole with his bare hands instead of magic, and I found myself once again entranced, watching them work.

“Look, Snow, you don’t seem like a bad lot. While I’m not in to saving damsels, like I said, I might’ve been once. I need my own curse broken, but I’ve just decided to live with it. Mine isn’t so bad. I can’t love. Whatever. Maybe it’s not so bad, you know?”

“Maybe you can’t feel love, but I can. I can feel touch and I need it.

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